Rye waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the La Veta Redhawks.
Rye wouldn't go down easily and took La Veta into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 12-25, 25-27, 25-17, 15-8.
Rye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Rye's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for La Veta, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Rye has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Pueblo Centennial on the 28th. After both having extra time off, La Veta and Manzanola will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. La Veta is facing Manzanola at the right time seeing as Manzanola is stuck on a 19-game losing streak.
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